Jamaican tody

Jamaican tody
At Strawberry Hill, Jamaica Endemic
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Coraciiformes
Family:	Todidae
Genus:	Todus
Species:	T. todus
Binomial name
Todus todus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Alcedo todus Linnaeus, 1758 Todus viridis Linnaeus, 1766

Found only in Jamaica, the Jamaican tody (Todus todus) is a small and colourful bird, predominantly green above, with a red throat and yellow underparts, with some pink on the sides. It has a large head and a long, flat bill. It perches on small branches, with its bills unturned and, like its Cuban relative (the Cuban tody), takes insects, larvae, and fruit. The Jamaican tody nests in burrows, which it excavates in muddy banks or rotted wood.

References

• Animal, Smithsonian Institution, 2005